Age dependency ratio in Kosovo
Kosovo: Age dependency ratio was 43.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Kosovo, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Kosovo stood at 43.9%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Kosovo peaked at 87.8% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.3% | 78.1% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 83.9% | 77.8% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.8% | 67.9% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.8% | 60.2% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 53.7% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 46.4% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 43.9% | 45.6% | 6 |
More health data for Kosovo
- Population ages 65 and above, female 93,861 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 14,490 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 14,792 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 14,040 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 14,408 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 13,082 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 71,868 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 165,729 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 14,839 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Kosovo?
- Age dependency ratio in Kosovo was 43.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 1971.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.